Target Heart Rate and Aerobic Interval Training

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

Treatments: Other: Heart rate monitor; Other: Rate of perceived exertion

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01550081

2011/2632

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aerobic interval training is shown to be superior in increasing oxygen uptake in both healthy and patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), compared to moderate continuous training. However, in cardiac rehabilitation exercise groups, exercise intensity is usually controlled with perceived exertion (Borg scale). The investigators will investigate degree of agreement between target heart rate and perceived exertion during interval training in cardiac rehabilitation.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• referred to cardiac rehabilitation
• able to perform exercise treadmill test

Exclusion criteria

• unstable angina
• severe arrhythmias
• heart failure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Rate of perceived exertion

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise intensity controlled by Borg

Treatment:

Other: Heart rate monitor

Other: Rate of perceived exertion

Heart rate monitor

Active Comparator group

Description:

Exercise intensity controlled by heart rate monitors

Treatment:

Other: Heart rate monitor